Migration and Mobilities Update Conference 2017 Bruce Needham, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Migration and Mobilities Update Conference 2017 Bruce Needham, Director Programme Delivery for Family Visas and Citizenship West 6 September 2017

Key Points for Today • Department Overview 2016-17 • Temporary Migration • Permanent Migration • Visa Reform Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Our operations in 2016–17 190,000 13,436 137,750 41.9m Australiancitizen air cargoconsignments acquisitions processed visas granted planning ceiling, underthe regular delivered as part permanentRefugee of the permanent and Humanitarian MigrationProgramme Assistance in2016–17 Programme in 43.73m 3.2m 2016–17 international air and sea seacargo reports travellers processed processed 32 % familystream 2.0m 68 % 60.8m skilledstream client interactions including callcentre international mailitems enquiriesmanaged inspected 41,300 87,500 Temporary Graduatevisas TemporarySkilledvisas 8.4m 343,000 5.3m temporary visas Student visas Visitorvisas granted, including: 1.9m 211,000 460,900 Special Categoryvisas WorkingHolidayMaker visas AllotherTemporary visas Over four years from 2016–17 to 2020–21, the volumes of goods andpeoplecrossingour borderisexpectedto continueto increaseby: 22 % 34 % 13 % international passengersand crew importedair cargo importedsea arriving and departing Australia consignments cargoreports Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Temporary Visas • Visitor Visas • Student Visas • Temporary Graduate Visa • Working Holiday Maker • Temporary Skilled Visa Department of Immigration and Border Protection

International Education Visas • 343,000 student visas granted in 2016-17 • 310,900 visa recipients aged under 30 • Visa validity varies between 5 months and 5 years • Temporary Graduate Visa reformed in 2013-14 • 41,300 visas granted in 2016-17 • Visa validity varies between 18 months and 4 years http://www.border.gov.au/about/reports-publications/research- statistics/statistics/study-in-australia Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Working Holiday Maker • Only available to people aged 18 to 30 1 year visa validity with 2 nd year conditional • 2 nd year conversion rate is around 25% • • Decline in numbers since 2012-13 • http://www.border.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/sta tistics/working-holiday-report-dec16.pdf Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Permanent Visas • Skilled Migration • Family Migration • Humanitarian Migration • Child Visas • Citizenship • http://www.border.gov.au/about/reports-publications/research- statistics/statistics/live-in-australia Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Child Visas For biological, adopted or step-children & orphan relatives of eligible sponsors: • Applicants can be either in Australia or offshore • 3000+ child visas granted each year outside of the managed migration programme • 400 Orphan Relative visa places within the managed migration programme • Booklet 2: Child Migration: http://www.border.gov.au/Forms/Documents/1128.pdf Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Citizenship • 2016/17 Programme year • 137,750 grants of citizenship including child dependents • 19, 200 Descent grants for children • 52 adoption grants • http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Citi/Lear/Facts-and-statistics Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Visa Reform • Consultations to modernise Australia’s visa system • Public consultations end 15 September 2017 • Opportunity for Australia to remain competitive and safe • http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/visa-reform Department of Immigration and Border Protection

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